USA Supreme Court: Principles applicable in Africa

21 April 2015

US Supreme Court finding.

Rodriguez v. United States, No. 13-9972.

Police violated the Fourth Amendment when they extended a traffic stop in order to conduct a dog sniff when there was no reasonable suspicion that justified holding the motorist any longer after the officers checked his license and issued a warning ticket for the traffic offense of driving on the shoulder of the highway.

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